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US New Home Sales Plummet As COVID-19 Hits Housing Market

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As COVID-19 started to impact the housing markets during a wind-down in mid-March, new home sales in the United States plummeted 15.4 Low mortgage rates and continued demand from the millennial generation should drive a rebound in housing activity later this year and into 2021,” Ayers predicted. Sales dropped a steep 41.5

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Should Retail Worry About Millennials’ Love For Dollar Stores?

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Retailers often treat millennials with mix of attraction and disdain that mirrors the “can’t live with them, can’t live without them” way of life. Whatever their opinions, any merchant worth its salt is already targeting millennial consumers full-blast to shore up their consumer base of the future.

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Should Retail Worry About Millennials’ Love For Dollar Stores?

PYMNTS

Retailers often treat millennials with a mix of attraction and disdain that mirrors the “can’t live with them, can’t live without them” way of life. Whatever their opinions, any merchant worth its salt is already targeting millennial consumers to shore up their consumer base of the future.

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Affirm Aims At Over $10 Billion Valuation In New IPO Filing

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Affirm, founded by PayPal ’s co-founder, Max Levchin , in 2012, offers shoppers monthly installment payments regardless of credit history. The latest PYMNTS Buy Now, Pay Later Tracker indicated that the BNPL market has benefited from a pandemic-fueled interest in BNPL, especially among younger shoppers and older millennials.

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8 Connected-Economy Firms Expected To Light Up The IPO Market In 2021

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Many enjoyed huge first-day price pops, heating up the IPO market even more — and 2021 seems poised to only continue the fireworks. Popular stock-trading app Robinhood Markets reportedly recently hired Goldman Sachs to lead a possible 2021 IPO that would value the company at more than $20 billion. Robinhood ($20 Billion+) .

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The Digital Real Estate Boom (And How Long It Might Last)

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The COVID-19 pandemic has been good for the real estate market. Meanwhile, millennial consumers have drastically picked up the pace of their home buying. Pushed by all of that suddenly exploding demand, the real estate market (particularly the digital retail market) has been booming. All in, U.S. Still, the U.S.

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The Big Voice-AI Rundown: The Mid-Year State Of The Market

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Voice assistants, on the other hand, have taken four years — starting in 2012, the year Siri was first rolled out to the public. A quick glance at PYMNTS Bridge Millennials data bears out the same trend. Convenience is what drives the shopping decisions for Bridge Millennial, followed by having the product they want to buy.

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